Govt Declares Friday, May 10 A Public Holiday

President William Ruto has declared Friday, May 10 a public holiday.

He revealed on Wednesday, May 8 that the day will be set aside to honour those killed by floods and to start a tree-planting programme for climate change mitigation.

Earlier, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura affirmed that the government would set aside Friday, May 10, as a National Tree Growing Day.

This is however not the first time Kenya set aside a public holiday to grow trees, the last coming on November 13, 2023. On November 6, Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki gazetted the day as a public holiday to allow Kenyans to engage in tree-growing exercises across the country.